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You may have noticed that I haven’t updated my blog regularly the last couple of weeks. Well there is a reason for that and it is a good reason:

I got a new job!

I won’t get into specifics but now that I am with a new company I need to take some time to get into their system. Also, with a new job comes money and I must be honest in that money has been a little tight as of late. So going all around Los Angeles and anywhere else in the West side of the country is gonna have to be put on hold for a while. But don’t worry! You’ll still see some postings here or there until I get a handle on what my schedule is like. I know for a fact in August and September there is at least ONE event I’m going to and it can definitely change in the future.

Don’t be too upset if you miss any future content! If you go to any of the tabs up above you will see a bevy of content from the last 1 1/2 years. It has been a wild ride since moving out here in LA and things will only get crazier as time moves on. I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog regularly for this long and expect bigger things to come down the pipe!

The problem with musicals today is that they are stuck in the mentality of the ‘Golden Age’. What I mean is that there has been a certain way to stage this genre and not much has changed since the dawn of the talkies. The awkwardness of setting up a number, the elaborate ways to adapt it, and then the final awkwardness of ending the story has stayed the same. It is a formula that most do not pay attention to and for Director Rob Marshall that is a good thing. After adapting Chicago for the big screen, and winning some Oscars, he is looking to stay the course with his next musical adaption with Into the Woods.Continue reading →